CaptainBazz

A great perk...and add that to the two FAS specialty meals means you get four specialty meals during your 7 night cruise. On our recent cruise on the Encore the wine list they give you for your bottle of wine had a great choice, many of which were not on the regular menu. Enjoy your cruise 😎

Oops... you are correct...I saw Indian food and immediately thought of the Buffet...thanks for picking up on that..sorry OP ignore my comments 🫢

On the Encore last month and there was a wide selection of Indian Food in the MDR. Not sure if there was an actual menu posted but always something everyday.

But that is not what I wanted...if I have priority I want to be able to leave the ship when I want without having to line up...guest services gave me what I wanted.

We are just off the Encore...we were told by Guest Services to join the line anytime we wanted and to join on deck 6 outside the Q Smokehouse...the line started on deck 7 in the theatre. We just showed our key card and were able to join the line. Check with Guest Services to make sure it is the same on your ship.

Just checked and it shows up for April 13th, 2025. I am I Canada so not sure if that makes a difference.

I am on the US site and no issues...also no mention of Hong Kong on this cruise...is something showing up on the UK site for Hong Kong?

As soon as you board the ship go to the Cruise next desk and make your reservations...they fill up very fast.

We just did this cruise March 3-10...hope you have as good a time as we did...will be following along 😎

I am just off the Encore. When I logged in first day it offered me an upgrade. I didn't need it so ignored it. On day 2 when I logged in it offered me a reduced amount to purchase an upgrade. Day 3 it offered me the same discount. This actually went on all week, although the discount never changed. Definitely wait until day 2 and you will save some money.

We are just of the Encore...you could carry on regular size luggage (check in size for airlines) no problem...and once on board you could leave it at Los Lobos until your cabin was ready.

We are just off the Encore last week and we too are Sapphire and had 4 dining credits. Booked Le Bistro, Onda, Ocean Blue and Cagney's in that order online. At the restaurant you can decide how you want to pay ie FAS or Latitude's perk. If the later remember to bring your voucher which will be in the cabin when you arrive on board. As others have said, you need to book the fixed price restaurants first so they don't charge you, then the a la carte as they can't charge you when booking as they don't know what you will have. Enjoy your cruise and the restaurants.

No...you get free access to the ship's wifi so that you can use the app. The wifi only works on the ship. To access the internet you need to purchase an internet plan (or use the FAS internet minutes).

Unfortunately no audible alert...you have to keep checking.

The app allows you to text people on the ship (as long as they to have the app and have paid) and costs $10 for the cruise. It does not allow you to text people back home.

Uber would be your cheapest option...just did this 2 weeks ago...$20 from airport to South Beach hotel...$26 from hotel to cruise terminal but it was extremely busy and construction caused a delay. Probably somewhere in-between for airport to cruise terminal.

We are just of the Encore. Cruise Next desk said if we bought 2 CNC we could apply them to our already booked cruise next February. We have an OV room. Bought 2 CNC and by the time we got home they had already been added to our cruise and a new confirmation issued. The current promotion is for any room. They even repriced our cruise as the price had gone down. Buy the CNC and have the Cruise next desk add them to your cruise.

I just checked in for my upcoming cruise and I did it at 8.30am and was able to get the 10.00 - 10.30 check in time.

As @cruiseny4life said...get a travel agent. They can find cruises based on your preferences for the whole family and then you can choose from there. Happy cruising 🛳️ 😎

We have sailed on the Spirit twice...pre and post refurbishment. They did a fabulous job...it is like a new ship. We did the 16 night South Pacific last year...always lots to do and great entertainment. Food was great...made use of Cagney's, Le Bistro, Silk, Onda and The Local. Main dining was also very good. We found the Buffett to be fine, lots of choice...and the nice thing was you could take your food out to the back of the ship and eat outside. Magnums was a great bar for cocktails, with music on most nights...down to Henry's for Trivia then off to a show. Definitely one of our favourite ships.

We have been on the Encore before and are on again March 3rd...following along...would love to hear about the entertainment. Enjoy your cruise 😎

I just booked an excursion online and it applied my FAS $50 discount as well as my 15% Latitudes discount. You have to go all the way to the very end for it to show up.

As others have said I would re-submit your application by email. I just submitted mine at 10.30am yesterday morning...received an instant confirmation with a reference number and received an email confirmation at 11.30pm last night that it was posted. Checked my account and there it was. Don't wait to call...resubmit.

25+ cruises booked directly with the cruise line...never had any issues...but it all depends if you are comfortable doing that or would prefer to talk to someone knowledgeable (hopefully) in the industry.

Malta is a great port to sail into...the higher the deck the better - 17/18/19 will give you good views - things to see from both sides of the ship.